King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1393
Transliteration: Dorkas
Phonetic Spelling: (dor-kas')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: "gazelle" (an animal with large bright eyes), Dorcas, a Christian woman
Meaning: Dorcas -- "gazelle" (an animal with large bright eyes), a Christian woman
Δορκάς, δορκάδος, ἡ (properly, a wild she-goat a gazelle, "παρά τό δέρκω, τό βλέπω. Ὀξυδερκες γάρ τό ζοων καί ἐυομματον Etym. Magn. (284, 6)), Dorcas, a certain Christian woman: Acts 9:36, 39; see Ταβιθά.
Word Summary
Dorkas: "gazelle" (an animal with large bright eyes), Dorcas, a Christian woman
Original Word: ΔορκάςTransliteration: Dorkas
Phonetic Spelling: (dor-kas')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: "gazelle" (an animal with large bright eyes), Dorcas, a Christian woman
Meaning: Dorcas -- "gazelle" (an animal with large bright eyes), a Christian woman
Strong's Concordance
Dorcas. Gazelle; Dorcas, a Christian woman -- Dorcas.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1393: ΔορκάςΔορκάς, δορκάδος, ἡ (properly, a wild she-goat a gazelle, "παρά τό δέρκω, τό βλέπω. Ὀξυδερκες γάρ τό ζοων καί ἐυομματον Etym. Magn. (284, 6)), Dorcas, a certain Christian woman: Acts 9:36, 39; see Ταβιθά.